Penney now shifts focus to Leinster

Munster 14 Treviso 3

The New Zealander got to witness a cracker at Stade de France as the four-time European champions rallied from 27-8 down at half-time to draw with Top 14 rivals Stade Francais 27-27, but what any Toulouse scout making a trip in the opposite direction would have made of Munster’s effort on a miserable night at Thomond Park on Saturday is anybody’s guess.

Munster head coach Rob Penney admitted that aside from a hard-earned win that returned his team to second place in the RaboDirect Pro12, two points behind Leinster, the victory over Treviso would have little bearing on next Saturday’s trip to the Aviva Stadium to take on the league leaders.